Andrew Stanger

Andrew Stanger is an experienced equity incentives and tax lawyer and advises primarily on employee share plans and other forms of equity incentives, and played a major role in developing the firm's practice in this area.

Following a ten-year career in the music industry, Andrew retrained as a lawyer and joined Mayer Brown in 1995 as a trainee. He was appointed partner in 2002. He advises on all types of share plans, in particular tax-advantaged and tax efficient arrangements, together with other forms of employee incentives and rewards. Specific areas of focus include international share plans, "growth share" arrangements and private equity and fund structures (including carried interests).

• Advising a major international bank on annual amendments to its equity and cash bonus plans, and drafting employee documentation and documentation for the delivery of shares on vesting of share awards.
• Advising a major international financial institution on the reorganisation of existing limited partnership funds to include carried interest arrangements.
• Drafting the share rights for growth share arrangements in a privately held telecoms company, and advising on a reorganisation of that company to create a new offshore holding company.
• Advising LSE-listed Scott Wilson Group plc on share plan aspects of its takeover by URS. Plans involved were SAYE scheme, LTIP, approved CSOP and unapproved option scheme (all drafted by Mayer Brown). The transaction involved drafting approximately 20 detailed communications to award holders, in such a way as to be easily understood by the target audience, despite their technical nature.

Consistently ranked as a key individual in legal directories.

• Andrew Stanger  excels in all types of share schemes, in particular tax-advantageous and tax-efficient arrangements, and is experienced in implementing employee option plans in  Hong Kong. "Andrew Stanger is simply brilliant at his role. He has an ability to breakdown seemingly complex incentive-related problems into very easily understood and navigable solutions."  "Andrew Stanger – hugely knowledgeable, thoughtful about the implications for his recommendations across the board and relevant subcommittees and very aware of the shareholder relationship issues." Legal 500: Employee Share Schemes.
• "I worked with Andrew Stanger and was very satisfied with the work done. We found a good solution to a complex situation." "The team was very accommodating and friendly and really helped us understand the process involved with the engagement." "Andrew Stanger was incredibly knowledgeable and was able to explain very complex issues in a simplified and straightforward way." "Andrew Stanger has exceptional experience and understanding of all employment related securities work and the pitfalls to avoid. Would highly recommend." Legal 500: Employee Share Schemes

• University of Cambridge, Physics
• University of the West of England, PG Dip Law and PG Dip Legal Practice

• England and Wales

• Assisted HM Revenue and Customs with rewrite of enterprise management incentive share option legislation in 2003
• Assisted HM Revenue and Customs with implementation of the Government's new Share Incentive Plans, 2001
• Member, Share Plan Lawyers